Montana State Legislature

2001-2002 State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Committee

The State Administration and Veterans' Affairs interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring responsibilities for the public employee retirement plans and the following Executive Branch agencies and the entities attached to those agencies for administrative purposes:

Department of Administration
Department of Military Affairs
Office of the Secretary of State.

Membership and Overview

June 15, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Jan. 24, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes
Jun. 21, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes
July 26, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes
Sept. 12, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes - draft

Members

Sen. Glenn Roush, Presiding Officer
Sen. Don Hargrove
Rep. Edith Clark
Rep. Ralph Lenhart

Meetings

Aug. 6, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Sep. 26-27, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Nov. 15-16, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Jan. 25, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes
Jun. 20, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes

Members

Rep. Allan Walters, Presiding Officer
Sen. John Bohlinger
Sen. Ken Toole
Rep. Larry Jent

Meetings

Sept. 5, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Nov. 14, 2001
- Agenda
- Minutes
Jan. 24, 2002
- Agenda
- Minutes
Apr. 25, 2002
- Agenda

Final Reports

SJR5 Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee:
- A House Divided
HJR8 Voting Systems Subcommittee:
- Equal Protection of Your Vote: Montana's Voting Systems and Vote Counting Process
For the Full SAIC:
- Whose Slice of Which Pie? Understanding the Insurance Premium Tax as a Funding Source for Police and Fire Pension Plans

Staff Reports

For SJR 5 Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee:
- Summary of Previous Activities and Bills: 1993 - 1999
- Bill Summaries: 2001 Session
- Issues and Options Survey: What Should Be On Our Radar Screen?
- Staff Analysis of Statutes Governing Montana Veterans' Affairs
- Background Report: Anatomy of Veterans' Services
- Briefing Packet: Veteran Population, VA and VISN Expenditure Data, MVAD Regional Data
- Legal Memorandum: Grievance Procedures Involving Veterans' Health Care and Other Benefits
- Veterans' Services: Funding Issues in Montana and Other States
- Building an Access Ramp for Mentally Disabled Veterans
- Research Brief: Burial Benefits for Veterans
  - Appendix B: Legislative History
- Issues and Options Paper: Structure, Mission, and Funding of Veterans' Affairs
For HJR8 Voting Systems Subcommittee:
- Legal Memorandum: Meaning and Implementation of Bush v. Gore
- Legal Memorandum: Bush v. Gore and the Montana Statutes
For the full SAIC:
- Model State Emergency Health Powers Act - Greg Petesch, Legal Director
- Model State Emergency Health Powers Act - David Niss, Staff Attorney

SJR 5 Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs

LC5551:Revising the Board of Veterans Affairs
LC5552: Amending the property tax waiver and vehicle registration waiver for veterans' with a 100% service-connected disability so that the waivers also encompass veterans' with a 100% individual unemployability rating
LC5553: Eliminating income as a criteria for determining whether a property owned by certain veterans or their surviving spouses is exempt from residential property taxes
LC5554: Providing that the surviving spouse of a veteran who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability is exempt from paying certain vehicle registration fees if the spouse does not remarry; providing that the surviving spouse of a 100% service-connected disabled veteran may retain the special license plates issued to that veteran for a flat $5 registration fee in lieu of other vehicle registration taxes and fees

HJR 8 Subcommittee on Voting Systems

LC8881: Prohibit use of punchcard voting systems after Dec. 31, 2003.
LC8882: Generally revise provisions on voting systems, vote count procedures, determination of voter intent, training.